Grandpa Xiaoman supports the current house renovation project, and he plans to stay in the village to oversee it once construction begins.
Although there is a lot of rain in summer, making house repairs a bit more troublesome, it won't be delayed as long as we build more awnings.
Moreover, regarding Xiaoman and Tian Tao'er's engagement, both families have only made it public and haven't actually held a ceremony yet.
Xiaoman wanted to repair the house so that the wedding banquet and engagement feast could be held together, bringing double happiness.
Jiang Zhi was talking to Xiaoman's grandparents about repairing the house, while Xiaoman took off her clothes to show her brother and sister-in-law her wounds.
He hasn't come back since he started working at the pharmacy, and now he's back injured.
A crooked, palm-sized scar runs diagonally across his ribs, with the stitches clearly visible.
Xu Dazhu shook his head, touching the skin near the wound: "That was really dangerous! If your aunt hadn't sewed it up with the sole of her shoe, you would have bled to death from such a big gash."
Jiang Zhi is not a surgical professional, so it was quite an achievement for her to be able to suture those few stitches. Fortunately, there was no infection.
The stitches are indeed unsightly, and Xiaoman will inevitably have a large, indelible scar on her waist in the future.
Chunfeng was worried when she saw the incision: "Xiaoman, does it still hurt? Are you tired from climbing the mountain?"
Xiaoman waved her arm casually, "It doesn't hurt anymore. Look, I'm perfectly fine now."
This kind of external injury heals quickly, and Xiaoman's physical condition is also good. She has been recuperating at the pharmacy since the stitches were removed, and it has been more than 20 days. Her daily activities have not been affected.
Seeing that he was indeed not left with any injuries, Xu Dazhu finally felt relieved.
As Xiaoman put her clothes back on, she said, "Brother, sister-in-law, I'm planning to start building a house in the village right now, so you can live here too. Luckily, nothing happened on the mountain this time..."
Xiaoman was terrified when she heard Errui say that the missing people might have fought with Peiqi.
Now that things are getting better and better in the village, he has been thinking about bringing his older brother, sister-in-law, and grandparents to live with him in the village.
Xu Dazhu didn't answer immediately, only saying, "We'll talk about the future later. You've just recovered from your injury, so don't overexert yourself while repairing the house!"
Xiaoman chuckled: "I don't need to work hard. Auntie brought some bricklayers and masons who know how to repair houses, which will save us a lot of money!"
Among the people Jiang Zhi casually brought back this time, the man from the Huang family knew how to lay bricks.
The other two families of refugees included stonemasons who also knew bricklaying, which saved them money on labor costs.
Construction can begin as soon as the blue bricks are transported back.
When the topic turned to the refugees that Aunt Jiang had brought back, Xu Dazhu and Chunfeng became interested and kept asking Xiaoman all sorts of questions.
At another house belonging to Jiang Zhi, Qiaoyun was busy eating apricots: "Errui, try some, these apricots are so delicious and sweet." As she spoke, she put an apricot to Errui's mouth.
Errui hurriedly dodged, saying, "This is so sour it makes my teeth hurt! You say it's sweet! Eat more if you like it!"
He had heard his mother and sister-in-law Suqing say that sand apricots were delicious in the city, so he secretly tried them. One bite made him shiver from the sourness.
Seeing that basket of bright yellow apricots made my mouth water.
Seeing that Errui was avoiding her, Qiaoyun stopped trying to persuade her and laughed as she put the apricot into her mouth.
She found herself suddenly becoming selfish, unable to bear sharing such delicious food with others.
In the woods outside, Qianniu was feeding the mules, while Hexiang was playing with Nini and Caixia.
On her first trip up the mountain, He Xiang found everything fascinating.
Watch as the twilight descends, the mist rising from the valley gradually envelops the mountaintop, and listen to the clamor of birds returning to their nests in the forest.
She played with her two children and gradually forgot her fear of leaving home.
Meanwhile, Peppa, who had been wandering around in the mountains for two days without returning home, came back, still carrying a twig with a few wild fruits in her mouth, swaying back as she walked.
It's in a good mood today, and all it needs is a full meal, and even a midnight snack.
Just as Peppa peeked out from the bushes through the special pig trail, she ran into He Xiang, who was playing with Cai Xia and Nini.
Their eyes met, and Peppa Pig instantly bristled!
If a stranger comes to your house while you're not home, that's unacceptable!
The pig bristles on its back stood up, and it threw down the twig in its mouth, then trotted over to the incense burner with its head down.
Before going up the mountain, Jiang Zhi told the two that there were wild boars on the mountain, domesticated ones named Peiqi, and that if they saw them, they should call out their names and not be afraid.
Ke Hexiang, a twelve-year-old girl from the plains, had never seen a real wild boar before, let alone one this big.
In her fright, she forgot what Jiang Zhi had said, only remembering the rumors about wild boar spirits in Xujia Village that she had heard after signing the indenture. She screamed in terror, "Wild boar spirits! Run!"
She screamed and pushed Nini and Caixia, trying to run away with the two children, but her legs were too weak to move and she sat down on the ground.
The cowherd, who was not far away, also heard it. He looked up and saw the wild boar. He screamed in fright, dropped the basket of beans he was holding, and ran over, shouting, "Run! Run! There's a wild boar! There's a wild boar!"
Beans were scattered all over the ground...
The old mule pulled up the dustpan, and without even looking up, began picking up beans to eat.
Peiqi, full of rage, had already run to He Xiang, who was crawling on the ground.
Just as He Xiang was so frightened that her face turned pale and her limbs went limp, thinking that she was about to be bitten by a wild boar, Nini raised her hand and slapped her, scolding loudly: "Peppa, you scared people."
The wild boar instinctively raised its head and dodged the slap, but it stopped and rolled its eyes at He Xiang, making a threatening grunt before turning to face the approaching ox.
At that moment, both families inside the house also heard He Xiang's cries.
Jiang Zhi suddenly realized what was happening and exclaimed, "Oh no, it's Peppa Pig!" She quickly ran outside.
She hasn't seen any wild boars since she went up the mountain today. Qiaoyun said she hasn't seen a single one in the past two or three days.
The wild boars have been out for a long time, and when they do return, it's unpredictable, sometimes every few days or even every ten days.
At this moment, He Xiang calls out to the wild boar spirit, which means Peppa Pig has returned.
Peppa has always been averse to strangers, and because of her previous injury, she harbors a deep hatred for them. This is He Xiang and Qian Niu's first time here, so what if they run into them...?
Jiang Zhi rushed to the source of the sound, and Er Rui and Xiao Man also ran out hastily.
Jiang Zhi shouted, "Peppa Pig, come here, come here, don't hurt anyone!"
Wild boars don't understand much, but they understand the word "come here" perfectly.
Normally, as long as I call out "come here," they will immediately come running over.
However, when Jiang Zhi called out, she didn't see any wild boars this time.
They were a step too slow. Just as they entered the woods, they saw Qian Niu being knocked into the air by a wild boar and crashing heavily to the ground.
The wild boar tried to charge forward, but Jiang Zhi shouted, "Pork belly, I'll count to three, get over here!"
Upon hearing the sound, the wild boar's eyes, which had already turned crimson, instantly cleared, and it turned around and ran over, whimpering.
Jiang Zhi grabbed the pig's ear and scolded, "I already told you to stop, and you still hurt people? Haven't you ever had a beating before?"
The wild boar looked puzzled: "You're squealing again!"
Errui and Xiaoman had already helped the still-shaken Qianniu up to check for any injuries, since the wild boar's tusks had now grown out.
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